Effective immediately, the Governor has rescinded the requirement that higher education employees and students be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing in order to access the university/college premises.

Without much fanfare, on June 30, 2022, three documents were issued to provide guidance to districts for the upcoming school year.

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Read our Law Alert on the bills that Governor Pritzker signed into law on April 27, 2022.

Public Act 102-0697, requires schools and colleges to provide paid leave to their vaccinated employees for reasons related to COVID-19 during a public health emergency. If a school or college requires vaccinated employees to also participate in COVID-19 testing, they must also participate in the mandated testing to be eligible for the paid leave.

Not the end of masking that we were expecting, but an end nonetheless. Check out our Law Alert to see how this will impact your organizations.

The Fourth District Appellate Court issued an order holding that the appeal of the TRO issued by Judge Grischow on February 4 is moot.

Check out our Law Alert on the emergency rules that have expired.

Check out our Law Alert on the Mask Mandate being Lifted for certain settings!

As many of you are aware, on February 4, 2022, a Circuit Court Judge in Sangamon County issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) affecting certain K-12 school districts in Illinois with respect to those districts’ implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures.  The Judge’s order has no impact on higher education institutions, which remain obligated to follow…